Dossier
Allan Liska
Coverage of Allan Liska in the Nexus archive.
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- 'Dumbass' criminal breaks the 'first rule of ransomware club'
A ransomware affiliate group Nova, part of RAlord, accidentally infected Eriell Group, a CIS-based oilfield services company, leading to an apology and free recovery assistance. The incident highlights the unspoken rule against attacking Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) targets due to local governments' leniency toward cybercriminals.
- Nobody believes the 'criminals and scumbags' who hacked Canvas really deleted stolen student data
Instructure reached an agreement with data theft and extortion crew ShinyHunters after a breach of Canvas user data, but experts doubt that stolen data was deleted. The incident affects nearly 9,000 universities and K-12 schools, and around 275 million students, teachers, and staff. Experts expect further phishing attacks using leaked information.